Ink-roller.



M, SKAU.

INK ROLLER. APPLlcMloN man MAR. 6. 1911.

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'ATTORNEY the following is a specication.

- subject of the King MEINICH simio,

CF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 i a .STATES y ACME APPLIA-NCE COMPANY,.0F

oHIoAoo, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION vor ILLINOIS. INKJItonLa. y 1,257,121,Specica'tion of Letters Patent. Patented Ded. 10, 1918. lQ

Appncationmeanarpcns,1917. p seriaiNo. Isaenoy To all whom it ma?concern: tudinally along one side, lwhich body portion Be it. known thatI, MEINIH' Signo,- a is surrounded by astrip 11Of fabrlc, the edges ofNorway,res1d1ng at in the county of Cook and State of have inventedacertainnew and Ink-Rollers, of which Chicago, Illinois, usefulImprovement in My invention relates to an improved forni'- of inkrollerby which a fabric ismounted` upon a supporting roller, the edges of thefabric in plane. The fabric preferably is a pile fabric, that is; afabric having a woven body portion with outstandingthre'ads woven 1 tothe body portion and projecting outward therefrom 'at substantiallyright angles -to said body portion. An ink roller thus constructedmaybezused for many purposes .where itis required to` inktypefordifferent purposes, and by constructing the supporting portion ."of theroller toclamp andhold the fabric in place `a substantially uniforminking surface 1s secured over thejoint in the fabric and by 2-5 using apilerfabric the woven body portion of the fabric contains a considerablequantity of ink which is fed by `capillary. action into the projectingthreads-or pile and com-* inunicated by them to' the'y type'mbar/ignited.-

-My invention will besaba understood by reference tothe accompanyingdrawings rFig. 2 isan end jupon a wood roller, and

showing preferred embodiments of my 111-] vention,' which are 'asfollows:

Figure 1 'shows inxlongitudinalsectional view, my improved ink rollermounted upo axtubular support, f Y

-view of the rollershown in Fig. 1, v t v Fig.` .3 .is` an enlargedsectional view' through a form .of pile fabricfI prefer'to 'use inmaking my ink-roller,

Fg.4 shows in sectional lview one end fof shown in Fig. 1, pro-i videdwith'a-n end bearing, .f

a roller similar to that Fig. 5 shows in a view slmilar to'Fig. 1'. an

ink roller inwhch the .fabric is mountey Fig. 6 isan end-view oftherolle'r shown in Fig. 5.

similar numerals refer t9. similar `pari-,s

s. 1 and con- The ink roller shown in Fig sists of a tubular bodyportion 10 split longi;

which/ roller is preferably constructed to engage and retamof which'areforced through the tube, as indicated. at 1 2, the fabric being heldbinposition partly by the spring of the ile. `is relatively irmj s ayielding and eec 70 In the construction shown in -Fig. ltithe r end ofthe tube 10 is provided rwith a cap 15, the flange of-whi'ch encirclesthe tube and is a close fit4 thereonso thatit may be heldin place by-frictionall engagement with the tube, this cap being provi aperture 16for receiving the: bearing rod of the roller.'

' In the constructionf shown in Figs.` 5 and 6 a wooden roller 17 isemployed -and the fabric 11a is heldin place onithe surface of theroller by adhesive such as glue or shellac, and in additiontheed'ges ofthe fabric may be secured to the rol tacks or nails 18.` -The roller 17may, if den sired, be provided with bearing rods 19.

-I find `that an ink roller constructed as described issuperior torollers heretofore made for .this purpose ofsolid-felt or' felt washers,for the. reason that felt of sufficient firmiiess /to give good results,absorbs but a smal qua tity of? ink and must', therefore,bef requent yreinkedz'in order t o satisfor `a relatively long tim.`

alsoiind that an inktroller' constructed` as above`described1-s`super1or to an ink pa 'of any lmaterial lfor the reason that thetypo overthe roller do not rub'upon` 10l.|,

inpassing the surface of the roller, sincethe latter ded with a central4built up off A.all ava1lable forink-` the' type wlththeresult that onevfillin 100 and 'la pile 14 woven into the ody portion p Y' ler 17 Abysmall 85 factorily perform'`- its .intended function. 95 l i l quantityof scribed, although I find such 'excellent results,

pile of the fabric is preferably so related tothe trough as to nearly orquite engage the innersurface of the trough, as a@ rrsult of whiclnasthe roller rotates in the trough the pile of the fabric, passing throughthe ink, stirs up the same so as to keep the heavier sedimentof the inkin suspension. and thus maintainmuniform condition of ink applied to thetype. Where thisv combination is, not employed there is a tendency onthe part of the ink to separate, the heavier solid portion of the inktending 'to remain in the body portion of the fabric and in the bottom'l lighter fluid portion ofthe ink 1s communicated by the inking surfaceof the roller to" the type, thus freof the trough while the `quentlygiving too light an ink impression.

It will be understood that I do not limit myself in carrying out myinvention to the particular kind of fabric shown and defabric to givenor do I limit myself to the exact construction shown and described, asIy may employv pended claims.

vWhat I Iclaim is:

l. In an 'ink roller, the combination of a tube split longitudinallyalorg/ one iside, a

stripv ofpile fabric surroun ing the -tube and hating its edges betweenthe longitudiequivalents thereof with` out departing fromfthe scope ofthe ap-v edgesof the tube, v

tube comprising end caps encircling ther ends' strip of fabricsurrounding the tube and .having its edges between the longitudinaledges of the tube, and adhesive material on the inturned ledges of thefabric.

3. In an ink roller, the combination of a tube split longitudinallyalong one side, and afstrip of pile and having its edges between thelongitudinal edges of the tube, said tube being of spring material andholding the fal'nfc between the edges thereof by the. clampi(g action of'saidltube 4. In an ink roller, the combination of a tube splitlongitudinally along one side, and

a strip of fabric surrounding the tube and:

having its edges between the longitudinal edges of the tube, said tubebeing of spring fabric surrounding the tubeA material and holding theVfabric between the i i edges thereof by the clamping action of saidtube.

`5. In an ink roller, the combination of a tube split` longitudinallyalong one side, a strip of pile fabric surrounding the tube and havinglts edges between the longitudinal edges of the tube, adhesive materialon the inturned edges of the fabric, andv end/bearings for the tubecomprising end caps en-y clrclingthe ends fof said tube.

6. In an ink roller, the combination of a tube split longitudinallyalongfone side, a strip of fabric surrounding the tubewand having itsedges between the longitudinal and end bearings for the of said tu'be.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my lname this 1st day of March,A. D. 1,917. 1 i MEINICH SKAU.

